Artemis II astronauts follow Apollo tradition of naming lunar features after loved ones - Peer2Peer

Artemis II astronauts follow Apollo tradition of naming lunar features after loved ones

Apr 09, 2026

Lunar love knows no bounds. Now hurtling home from the moon, the Artemis II astronauts took a poignant page from Apollo 8 earlier this week, proposing deeply personal names for a pair of lunar craters.

https://phys.org/news/2026-04-artemis-ii-astronauts-apollo-tradition.html

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